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Can of Worms

BradMandell — 2008-08-11T21:54:32Z

fix source of name, add wikipedia links and rochester wiki link - plus more info

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- The '''Can of Worms''' is the intersection of ["Interstate 590" 590] and ["Interstate 490" 490] on the east side of the city of Rochester.	+ The '''[wiki:wikipedia:Can_of_Worms_%28interchange%29 Can of Worms]''' is the intersection of ["Interstate 590" 590] and ["Interstate 490" 490] on the east side of the city of ["Rochester"].
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- Credit Rochester reporter Mitchell Kaidy for coining the phrase. "Can of Worms" more or less faded into the history books in 1991 upon the completion of a four-year project that involved 11 new bridges and put an end to the most dangerous component of the expressway -- the blending of I-490 with I-590.	+ Credit Rochester reporter Mitchell Kaidy for popularizing the term supposedly coined by an engineer named Stanley Kozak. "Can of Worms" more or less faded into the history books in 1991 upon the completion of a four-year project that involved 11 new bridges and put an end to the most dangerous component of the expressway -- the blending of I-490 with I-590.
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	+ + '''Notes and References''' + * [http://www.empirestateroads.com/week/week1.html Interchange of the Week] on EmpireStateRoads.com has full details and several aerial photos. + * [http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~juda/fun/rochester.html You know you're from Rochester, NY when...] on Harvard.edu - "''#10 - You know that a "Can of Worms" is not something that you take fishing. ''" + * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/51/messages/157.html Rochester Mention on Phrases.org] + * [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=can+of+worms Urban Dictionary] + * [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-590_ny.html Interstate Guide - I590]

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-11T15:41:48Z

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	+ [[Image(Can Of Worms 1964.jpg,right,thumb,300,"Can of Worms aerial view, circa 1964")]]

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-11T15:40:59Z

Upload of image Can Of Worms 1964.jpg.

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-11T15:37:43Z

bolded the intersection's name in the description

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- The "Can of Worms" is the intersection of ["Interstate 590" 590] and ["Interstate 490" 490] on the east side of the city of Rochester.	+ The '''Can of Worms''' is the intersection of ["Interstate 590" 590] and ["Interstate 490" 490] on the east side of the city of Rochester.

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StevenDibelius — 2006-12-29T01:33:41Z

Added wiki links.

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- The "Can of Worms" is the intersection of 390 and 490 on the east side of the city of Rochester.	+ The "Can of Worms" is the intersection of ["Interstate 590" 590] and ["Interstate 490" 490] on the east side of the city of Rochester.
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FarMcKon — 2005-10-05T15:10:40Z

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- Credit Rochester reporter Mitchell Kaidy for coining the phrase.	+ The "Can of Worms" is the intersection of 390 and 490 on the east side of the city of Rochester.
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- "Can of Worms" more or less faded into the history books in 1991 upon the completion of a four-year project that involved 11 new bridges and put an end to the most dangerous component of the expressway -- the blending of I-490 with I-590.	+ Credit Rochester reporter Mitchell Kaidy for coining the phrase. "Can of Worms" more or less faded into the history books in 1991 upon the completion of a four-year project that involved 11 new bridges and put an end to the most dangerous component of the expressway -- the blending of I-490 with I-590.

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JohnMoriello — 2005-10-03T03:33:22Z

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- Here's everything you need to know about the complexity of the project. It took $4 million to build it from 1962 to 1964 and then $129.2 million to fix it almost three decades later.	+ Here's everything you need to know about the complexity of the project: It took $4 million to build it from 1962 to 1964 and then $129.2 million to fix it almost three decades later.

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JohnMoriello — 2005-10-03T03:32:49Z

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	+ Credit Rochester reporter Mitchell Kaidy for coining the phrase. + + "Can of Worms" more or less faded into the history books in 1991 upon the completion of a four-year project that involved 11 new bridges and put an end to the most dangerous component of the expressway -- the blending of I-490 with I-590. + + Here's everything you need to know about the complexity of the project. It took $4 million to build it from 1962 to 1964 and then $129.2 million to fix it almost three decades later. + +